Mentored Education for Dissemination and Implementation Science (MEDIS) Program

摘要 慢性病是美国死亡和残疾的主要原因，并有能力 美国每年3.3万亿美元的医疗保健费用的驱动因素，使美国的医疗保健系统破产。 慢性病负担的差异在某些人群中也很明显（例如，种族/族裔 少数群体、社会经济地位较低的个人）。行为和社会科学研究（BSSR） 在特定情况下针对生活方式风险因素可成功降低慢性病发病率和死亡率。 传播与实施科学（D & I）旨在缩短从发现到发现的翻译差距。 循证干预措施在真实的世界社区和临床环境中对造福人口的影响 健康 培训下一代D & I领域的研究人员将提高BSSR的采用率， 可以有效预防和管理慢性病的干预措施。为了解决这个问题，R25 一份申请提出了一项名为"传播指导教育"的创新教育计划 和实施科学（MEDIS），这将通过为研究人员提供 通过每年提供的为期5天的夏季短期课程，以及 持续的指导以促进学习。MEDIS的重要意义在于它将促进BSSR的D & I， 真实的世界环境，存在循证干预措施，但尚未普遍应用， 大幅度降低慢性病发病率和死亡率是可行的，如果这方面的知识被广泛采用， 实践 本申请的具体目的是： 1.实施MEDIS，培训研究人员（研究员），以促进BSSR在社区范围内的D & I 和临床环境，以消除慢性病的差异。为实现目标1，我们将： 招聘计划，以确定一个高质量的人才库的多样化研究员; B）培训教师导师，并匹配他们 与研究员一起促进D & I研究的持续指导;以及c）为研究员举办夏季课程， 建立D & I研究能力。 2.评估MEDIS并跟踪研究员的职业发展。为了实现目标2，我们将：a）评估 研究员在实现D & I相关的能力，指导和职业发展;和B）评估 教师的相关性和质量的演讲和指导能力。 3.积极传播MEDIS组件，并支持研究员在其 机构和社区合作伙伴。为实现目标3，我们将： 传播; B）积极传播; c）为研究员开发一个培训员培训模块。

Abstract Chronic diseases are the leading causes of death and disability in the United States, and have the capacity to bankrupt the American healthcare system as drivers of the nation's $3.3 trillion in annual health care costs. Disparities in the burden of chronic disease are also evident among certain populations (e.g., racial/ethnic minority groups, individuals of lower socioeconomic status). Behavioral and social science research (BSSR) targeting lifestyle risk factors within context can successfully reduce chronic disease morbidity and mortality. The science of dissemination and implementation (D&I) aims to shorten the translation gap from discovery to impact of evidence-based interventions in real world community and clinical settings to benefit population health. Training the next generation of researchers in the field D&I will improve the adoption of BSSR and interventions that can effectively prevent and manage chronic disease. To address this priority, this R25 application proposes an innovative educational program entitled Mentored Education for Dissemination and Implementation Science (MEDIS), which will address a cross cutting need by providing researchers with advanced training in D&I competencies through a 5-day Summer short course offered annually, and combined with ongoing mentorship to enhance learning. MEDIS is significant because it will promote the D&I of BSSR in real world settings where evidence-based interventions exist but are not yet commonly applied, and where a large reduction in chronic disease morbidity and mortality is feasible if this knowledge was widely taken up into practice. The specific aims of this application are to: 1. Implement MEDIS to train researchers (Fellows) to facilitate the D&I of BSSR in the context of community and clinical settings to eliminate chronic disease disparities. To accomplish aim 1, we will: a) Implement a recruitment plan to identify a high-quality pool of diverse Fellows; b) Train Faculty mentors and match them with Fellows to foster ongoing mentoring in D&I research; and c) Conduct a Summer Course for Fellows to build competency in D&I research. 2. Evaluate MEDIS and track Fellows' career development. To accomplish aim 2, we will: a) Evaluate the Fellows in achieving D&I-related competencies, mentoring, and career progress; and b) Evaluate the Faculty for relevance and quality of presentations and mentoring ability. 3. Actively disseminate MEDIS components and support Fellows in capacity building activities at their institutions and with community partners. To accomplish aim 3, we will: a) Identify key audiences for dissemination; b) Conduct active dissemination; and c) Develop a train-the-trainer module for Fellows.